Medical research
Biodegradable gel boosts immune system's attack on several cancers in mice
A new biodegradable gel improves the immune system's ability to keep cancer at bay after tumors are surgically removed.
Apr 6, 2022
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News tagged with surgical patients
Medications
Sensitivity to chemotherapy may guide treatment of patients with stomach cancer
A study led by scientists at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that chemotherapy after surgery for gastric adenocarcinoma is significantly associated with longer survival in patients with chemosensitive disease, ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Neuroscience
Adult epilepsy treatment reduces seizures in children
A surgical treatment commonly used to reduce epileptic seizures in adults also is effective and safe for children, according to a Rutgers study.
Jan 5, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Microspheres delay progression of colon cancer
Targeted radioembolization alongside chemotherapy improved progress-free survival for patients with colon cancer that had metastasized to the liver, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Dec 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New coronavirus infected 40 staff in single Wuhan hospital: study
Forty health care workers were infected with the novel coronavirus by patients at a single Wuhan hospital in January, a new study has found, underscoring the risks to those at the frontlines of the growing epidemic.
Feb 7, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cellular soldiers designed to kill cancer cells that get loose during surgery
Cellular soldiers created using the body's own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during surgeries, preventing metastasis and saving lives, a Vanderbilt University biomedical engineer has discovered, particularly ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists find first evidence for necessary role of the human hippocampus in planning
A team of scientists reports finding the first evidence that the human hippocampus is necessary for future planning. Its findings, published in the journal Neuron, link its long-established role in memory with our ability ...
Mar 12, 2019
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Surgery
Less anesthesia during surgery doesn't prevent post-op delirium
Many older adults who have major surgery experience postoperative delirium in the days after their operations. Previous research has suggested that closely monitoring the brain during surgery and making adjustments to protect ...
Feb 5, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
No link between anesthesia, dementia in elderly
Elderly patients who receive anesthesia are no more likely to develop long-term dementia or Alzheimer's disease than other seniors, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study analyzed thousands of patients using the ...
May 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Testicular maldescent in infertile men may be a sign of a more severe genetic syndrome
A surprisingly high fraction of infertile men presenting congenital testicular maldescent, cryptorchidism were revealed as undiagnosed cases of congenital RASopathy syndromes, as stated in a recent publication in Frontiers ...
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